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id: 6581178fca60702052899c94
title: Task 18
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-18
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Maria: I can understand that, Brian. Racing against the clock can be demotivating.
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# --description--

Adding a prefix to a word can change its meaning.

`Motivating` means something that makes you want to do something or work harder.

`Demotivating` means it makes you feel less interested or willing to do something.

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## --sentence--

`I can understand that, Brian. Racing against the clock can be _.`

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`demotivating`

### --feedback--

Maria uses an adjective ending in `-ing` to describe a feeling that is the opposite of `motivating`.
